Abstract
This supplement arises out of the 24th one-day meeting on cystic fibrosis (CF) organized by the Section of Paediatrics of the Royal Society of Medicine. The proceedings of the first 23 meetings, held between 1985 and 2009, have all been published as Supplements to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. This most recent meeting, organized by Dr Ian Balfour-Lynn, was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on 2 November 2010. We are grateful to Forest Laboratories Europe for their support.
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As in the past, the programme was designed to cover topical practical issues that face those who care for children and adults with CF. The audience comprised a mixture of paediatricians, adult chest physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, CF specialist nurses, pharmacists, and community and primary care medical staff, reflecting the multi-disciplinary approach to the modern management of CF.
Topics covered included exercise testing (Donald Urquhart), the need for vitamins (Alison Morton), highlights from the North American CF conference (Kevin Southern), aspergillus (David Denning), selected CF papers published in 2010 (Caroline Elston), a debate about how to manage patients whose adherence to treatment is seriously adrift (Colin Wallis and Mandy Bryon), a review of hypertonic saline (Mark Elkins), and four presentations by trainees.
It is hoped that these papers will be of immediate practical interest to all professionals who care for patients with CF. A further RSM CF meeting will be held on 22 November 2011.
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